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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday welcomed a prisoner swap between Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian rebels but expressed regret about the stalling of truce talks. Merkel had late Saturday discussed the Ukraine…

The government is giving finishing touches to the re-shuffle of the federal cabinet in sync with its coalition partner. According to a private television channel, there are reports that the ministries of…

President Asif Ali Zardari and Turkish President Abdullah Gul on Wednesday witnessed the signing of the currency swap agreement between the two countries. President Zardari described it as quantum jump in promoting…

President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday proposed a currency swap agreement between Pakistan and Iran to further strengthen bilateral trade and economic ties between the two brotherly countries. The president made this…

The Independent Power Producers (IPPs) and fertiliser companies have agreed on a gas swap arrangement to overcome gas shortage, which has nearly jeopardised their functionality, and have decided to abolish subsidy on…

WASHINGTON – Leon Panetta is happy as CIA director and has not been asked by President Barack Obama to consider changing jobs, the agency said on Thursday, as speculation swirled over changes in top US security posts.Robert Gates has made clear he plans to step down as defense secretary this year and the military’s top officer is expected to retire, prompting speculation about who will move where in Obama’s impending reshuffle of military and intelligence chiefs. One scenario

ISLAMABAD – President Asif Ali Zardari proposed a currency swap arrangement between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in a meeting on proposed currency swap arrangements with friendly countries here at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Thursday, in order to reduce pressure on the foreign exchange reserves of both countries. The president urged swift finalisation of the currency swap agreement between Pakistan and China, saying that such arrangements should be concluded with Turkey and Sri Lanka to promote and

David and Victoria Beckham swapped planes at the last minute on Wednesday for “security reasons”, sparking speculation they wanted to avoid a run-in with glamour model Katie Price. The former Spice Girl and her footballer husband were due to fly from London to Los Angeles on a Virgin Atlantic flight, on the same plane as the busty model.They refused to board the plane and switched to an Air New Zealand jet, prompting reports they wanted to distance themselves from Price, who

WASHINGTON – A top Egyptian minister has accused the United States of imposing its “will” on its Arab ally, as the White House warned that Cairo had failed to even reach a “minimum threshold” for reform. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit lashed out in a television interview on a day when Washington took a critical line towards Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman, who is in charge of a dialogue with opposition groups.Amid warnings by the Egyptian government of a